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Le Suicide Chez Les Personnes Agees

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1987

Abstract

In general, suicidal elders truly want to die, hence they tend to use drastic and effective methods of suicide. Unlike among the young, suicidal threats or attempted suicide is uncommon in the older population. This article presents some explanations of the contributing factors that precipitate suicide among the aged. Particular attention is given to retirement, widowhood, depression, and loneliness as related to suicide. Also reviewed are the warning signs or the clues to potential suicide, and the assessment of the suicidal elderly. Finally, suicide intervention and prevention are discussed.

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Contrairement aux jeunes, les personnes âgées font peu de tentatives de suicide ou de menaces suicidaires; en général elles prennet les moyens pour réussir leur suicide. Cet article traitera principalement des raisons qui amènent une personne âgée à se suicider, des facteurs pouvant conduire au suicide, ainsi que des signes précurseurs qui peuvent nous permettre de reconnaître une personne âgée suicidaire, Enfin, une attention particuliére a été accordée au plan de l'intervention et du rôle des professionnels. Il ressort des écrits que la retraite et le veuvage prédisposent les hommes âgés au suicide, et que la solitude et la dépression sont presque toujours présentes dans une crise pré-suicidaire chez les personnes âgées.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 6Number 1April 1987
Pages: 57 - 77

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Version of record online: 23 Avril 2009

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Claire Lavigne-Pley
Centre Hospitalier Côte-des-Neiges

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